Your story is quite sad and disturbingly not a unique one. Even now, I'm embroiled in my own battle with my former spouse, an icy, manipulative and vengeful lawyer who is not at all concerned for the children but for terrorizing, controlling and appearances. You're in my prayers.

PLEASE ENDORSE MANDATORY CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR RAPISTS AND SEXUAL PREDATORS. IT IS HUMANE, KIND OF LIKE BOTOX FOR OFFENDERS. OFFENDERS DON'T CHANGE STATISTICALLY.

I support these suggestions, but think that they are too weak. Often these laws are in place, but good old boys make deals with each other and in a couple of years the guy has his record cleaned, looks like a church boy and is on to his next victim- no improvement, just better at hiding. PLEASE - add to your petition or signature that it is IMPOSSIBLE for a DV violator to EVER have their record expunged - not even for ONE offense. Add- Domestic Violence Conviction - ONCE - no three chances - ONCE - and that person permanently looses their right to custody over any children they may have. DV history - NO CUSTODY PERIOD! I am a survivor and I can tell you, if my batterer had 24 hours in jail to think about it when I left, I would have been dead when he got out. 1st -THE FIRST DV offense, mandatory and public caning, (it is popular and effective in other countries)and 6 months in jail, lifetime random drug testing - as requested by victim, and AUTOMATIC financial compensation directly to...

I support these suggestions. PLEASE - add to your petition or signature to make it IMPOSSIBLE for a DV violator to EVER have their record expunged of these hate crimes- not even for ONE offense. Add-Domestic Violence Conviction - ONCE - no threechances - ONE CHANCE - and that person permanently looses their right to custody over any childrenthey may have. DV history - NO CUSTODY PERIOD! THE FIRST DV offense, mandatory and public caning, (caning is popular and effective deterrant in other countries)and 6 months in jail, lifetime randomdrug testing - as requested by victim. Many laws are inplace, but not enforced. Hold District Attorneysaccountable - not for how LOW the numbers of DVcases they have in their districts, but for the higher number of CONVICTIONS they are giving and for the stricter sentences - like felony charges and others here.Public officials will continue to do NOTHINGunless THEIR jobs are on the line. Make officialsaccountable. Mandatory public listings of whereDomestic...

What a dumb law!? Who went in HIS oil well?